Montana mayor bails on his own swearing-in ceremony | New York Post
'A town in Montana was forced to find a new mayor this week after its winning candidate skipped out on his swearing-in ceremony. '
'Nelson is now expected to be sworn in at the next council meeting on Jan. 16. '
'The city council passed a resolution back in November, nominating him to the mayorship should Waggoner refuse to quit his day job. '
'Mayor-elect Tom Nelson, of Laurel, was supposed to show up at a city council meeting on Tuesday to be sworn in, but he chose to stay home following a dispute over his current employment status. '
'Local officials had asked the 58-year-old to leave his job at the town’s wastewater treatment plant — where he worked for the past 10 years — before taking office, according to ABC FOX Montana. '
[–] Master_Foo 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
OK, someone explain this to me, because the article doesn't make sense.
It says the officials "asked" him to quit his job at the waste water treatment plant. To me, that means it is optional. So, if it were me, I'd just tell the officials to fuck off and take the oath of office.
Unless, there is some kind of city code that specifically says the mayor can't have more than one job in the city? That would make some sense, but, the article doesn't say anything about that... compounded with the whole "asked" thing.
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[–] Master_Foo ago
In my small town, the elected positions aren't even full-time. Council members get paid for time in city meetings which are maybe a handful hours a week.
So, if this guy is expected to quit his full time job as a waste water treatment plant (which is actually really good money for a blue collar job) for a job as Mayor which pays next to nothing, fuck dude, I totally get it.